A woman who survived a deadly duck boat accident in Missouri on Thursday told a Fox-affiliated TV station in Indianapolis that the boat's captain told passengers "not to worry about grabbing life jackets". "The Coast Guard requires life jackets to be available for each passenger on a boat, including duck boats, but allows the crew to decide when to instruct passengers to put them on", acco... [Full Article...]

He added that there was some good news out of the debacle after all, "the good news is that your favourite President did nothing wrong!" Cohen attorney Lanny Davis made a more subtle dig against Giuliani on Twitter Friday when he said that Cohen would not be "hurt" by the contents of the recording, despite attempts to "spin" what's on the tapes. [Full Article...]

The news comes as the USA director of national intelligence Dan Coats revealed that he does not know what was said between the two leaders during their one-on-one meeting. However grudging Trump's moves against Moscow might have been, though, his defenders say the actions speak for themselves. But Mr Trump rejected Mr Putin's offer to allow the United States to question 12 Russians accused o... [Full Article...]

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper denounced President Donald Trump and called into question the president's behavior during the joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin . The president said on Tuesday that he accepted the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that the meddling took place. "The president's going to meet with his team, and we'll... [Full Article...]

In Brussels, a spokeswoman for European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern at the move and said it would complicate a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Hundreds of thousands were forced to leave their homes or fled. It says the new law paves the way for ethnic cleansing. Eugene Kontorovich, worldwide law director at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a c... [Full Article...]

He didn't reverse other statements in which he gave clear credence to Putin's "extremely strong and powerful" denial of Russian involvement, raised doubts about his own intelligence agencies' conclusions and advanced discredited conspiracy theories about election meddling. [Full Article...]

Beyond reaffirming support for United States intelligence agencies, Flake said the resolution would call for "some kind of hearing or briefing by those involved" in the private Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki, "to try to find out what happened in that private meeting". [Full Article...]

Our lawyers and diplomats should use this confession while preparing suits in global courts. He cited US sanctions and the expulsion of alleged Russian spies from the USA, telling reporters that Putin "understands it, and he's not happy about it". [Full Article...]

Trump said that raising American interest rates makes investment in China comparatively attractive, because China manipulates its currency by artificially devaluing it. Even though he's frustrated, Trump said he's "letting them do what they feel is best". In a later statement to CNBC , the White House said Trump "respects the independence of the Fed" and "he is not interfering with Fed pol... [Full Article...]

She then yelled at the man, and told her co-workers to call the police. "Once the police saw the video, they immediately arrested him". He was charged with sexual battery and spent two days in jail before being released. She has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for cat charities. Footage of the incident went viral after it was shared on Reddit . I'd like to take this opportunity to g... [Full Article...]

WhatsApp suggested the limit on forwards could be lower in other countries, where people forward fewer messages. WhatsApp has said it will limit how many times messages can be forwarded in India, to curb the spread of false information on its platform. [Full Article...]

Three most advanced warships were accepted for service in the Russian Navy along with 49 Kalibr cruise missiles in the first half of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Friday. Russia is ready to discuss a proposed new meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump , Interfax news agency cited Russia's ambassador to the United Stat... [Full Article...]

The bill allows the state to encourage the establishment of communities for Jews only. Before it was adopted, 14 American Jewish organizations relayed their concerns to the incoming Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog, who has been a vocal critic of the bill himself. [Full Article...]

Officers used " deadly force " to stop 23-year-old Fidel Miranda, who tried to flee on foot. About two hours later, police said they saw a vehicle matching the description of the one the suspects were driving, Las Vegas police Capt. Nunez, meanwhile, ran away and tried to hide on school grounds. Police say the suspect fled the area in a vehicle being driven by another man. He was placed in h... [Full Article...]

As recently as July 1, John Bolton, the president's national security adviser, had stated that the United States was working to a one-year timetable for scrapping North Korea's nuclear arsenal. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to informally brief U.N. Security Council envoys along with South Korea and Japan on Friday on North Korea. [Full Article...]

All 5 million of its cellphone customers will have internet on their smartphone by the end of 2018, ETECSA said. Whether because of a lack of cash, a long-running USA trade embargo or concerns about the flow of information, Cuba has lagged behind in web access. [Full Article...]